Table II.
Cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption and essential elements of the diet from the point of view of HTN prevention
| Parameter | Women | Men | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | |
| Cigarette smoking | 198 | 32.4 | 197 | 48.4 |
| Alcohol consumption | ||||
| No | 90 | 14.7 | 38 | 9.3 |
| Occasionally | 258 | 42.2 | 90 | 22.1 |
| 2-4 times a month | 184 | 30.1 | 124 | 30.5 |
| 2-4 times a week | 76 | 12.4 | 128 | 31.4 |
| Daily | 3 | 0.5 | 27 | 6.6 |
| Alcohol units on a single occasion | ||||
| < 20 g | 369 | 60.4 | 137 | 33.7 |
| > 20 g | 242 | 39.6 | 270 | 66.3 |
| Type of alcohol | ||||
| Beer, wine | 221 | 36.2 | 184 | 45.2 |
| Spirits | 390 | 63.8 | 223 | 54.8 |
| Salt in the diet | ||||
| Limiting the amount of salt | 321 | 52.5 | 213 | 52.3 |
| Avoiding salty foods | 216 | 35.4 | 114 | 28.0 |
| Potassium and magnesium | ||||
| A diet rich in potassium and magnesium | 537 | 87.9 | 291 | 71.5 |
| Type of fat consumed | ||||
| Vegetable | 272 | 44.5 | 137 | 33.7 |
| Animal | 339 | 55.5 | 270 | 66.3 |
| Cholesterol-lowering products | 265 | 43.4 | 107 | 26.3 |
| Consumption of sweets | ||||
| No | 51 | 8.3 | 36 | 8.8 |
| Little | 300 | 49.1 | 237 | 58.2 |
| Much | 260 | 42.6 | 134 | 32.9 |
| Total | 611 | 100.0 | 407 | 100.0 |